ROD STEWART Gasoline Alley LP 1970 VERTIGO 1st SUPERB

	£		107
	$		142

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by Rod Stewart called 'Gasoline Alley and is an ORIGINAL 1970 UK 1st Pressing on the 1st Press 'Large' Vertigo 'Spiral' label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  IT IS WITHOUT ANY DOUBT ROD STEWARTS RAREST LP EVER TO FIND AS AN 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING AND SIMPLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH AN IMPOSSIBLY RARE 'COBBLESTONE' EFFECT 'TEXTURED' COVER & 'LARGE' SPIRAL VERTIGO LOGO ON THE LABEL!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  ONLY AN ABSOLUTELY TINY HANDFUL OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY - EVER HAD THIS ULTRA RARE 'COBBLESTONE' EFFECT 'TEXTURED' COVER (ALL LATER ONES WERE 'SMOOTH') - AND THIS WAS DROPPED IMMEDIATELY AFTER RELEASE!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP EVEN RARER STILL - IS THAT IT HAS A 'LARGE' SPIRAL VERTIGO LOGO ON THE LABELS!!!!  AND THIS MAKES THIS LP THE RAREST VERTIGO LP OF ALL TIME!!!!  THIS WAS THE LAST VERTIGO LP EVER TO BE PRESSED WITH 'LARGE' VERTIGO SPIRAL LABELS - AND EVEN BEFORE THE RELEASE DATE THESE HAD BEEN DROPPED AND REPLACED WITH THE STANDARD 'SMALLER' SPIRAL LABELS!!!!  I EVEN KNOW OF 2 PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THIS LP THE VERY DAY IT CAME OUT - AND BOTH OF THEIR COPIES HAD THE 'SMALLER' VERTIGO SPIRAL LOGO (WHICH SHOWS JUST EXACTLY HOW RARE THIS LP REALLY IS WITH THESE LABELS!)!!!!  IT IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH A 'LARGE' SPIRAL VERTIGO LOGO ON THE LABELS!!!!  ONLY A FEW HUNDRED OF THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY WERE EVER PRESSED LIKE THIS - AND ARE SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT BUT THIS LP IS IN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB CONDITION AND HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  IT IS EASILY THE BEST CONDITIONED 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1970 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'LARGE' VERTIGO 'SPIRAL' LABEL, 1ST PRESS VERTIGO INNER SLEEVE, AND ULTRA RARE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS 'COBBLESTONE' EFFECT 'TEXTURED' GATEFOLD COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!  This is the ORIGINAL UK 'Earliest' 1st Pressing from 1970 and is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The record is pressed on thick quality vinyl. The Cat. No is 6360 500 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press LARGE 'Spiral' Vertigo Label (see picture) and is a UK 1970 Stereo 1st pressing (there were NO Monos)!!!!

The record labels are in SUPERB condition (see pictures) with NO wear, NO writing, and barely ANY spindle marks AT ALL!!!!  IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS RECORD HAS BARELY BEEN PLAYED AT ALL!!!!  The vinyl is in SUPERB condition!!!!  Most of these 60s/70s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, NO hairlines, only 1 VERY light scuffline, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  ITS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!!  It is great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with NO pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO distortion and NO groovewear either!!!!  The record must grade Excellent(Minus) if not FULL Excellent!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press Vertigo inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The ULTRA RARE 'Earliest' 1st Press 'Cobblestone' Effect 'Textured' Gatefold Cover is in AWESOME condition and truly IMPOSSIBLE to find like this!!!!  It has NO edgewear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), barely ANY creases AT ALL (cover is VERY flat looking indeed!), NO ringwear, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edges are beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the unlaminated inside is in AWESOME condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, NO ringwear, NO rubbing, and NO writing!!!!  The cover must grade Excellent++++ if not better!!!!  AWESOME COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!!  THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL 1970 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "GASOLINE ALLEY" BY ROD STEWART, IN SUPERB CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: